Review: Cinderella Is Dead
Cinderella Is Dead
By Kalynn Bayron
Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date: August 6, 2020
Date Read: September 5, 2020
Genre: YA – Retelling
Source: eARC from Bloomsbury / Netgalley
Format: E-Book
From Goodreads:
It’s 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over.Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she’s tiny until the night she’s sent to the royal ball for choosing. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball . are forfeit.
But Sophia doesn’t want to be chosen – she’s in love with her best friend, Erin, and hates the idea of being traded like cattle. And when Sophia’s night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. Alone and terrified, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s tomb. And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world.
Cinderella Is Dead is a book I have been seeing all over bookstagram in the past few months. I am such a big lover of retellings that I couldn’t wait to dive into this one. I’d heard so much about it, and it sounded so intriguing. A world where people live by the legend of Cinderella… it just sounded to unique and interesting.
Right at the start I loved this book. I was completely drawn into this world where people worship the memory of Cinderella. They recite the tale every night before bed like a prayer. As I got more into this book, they darker it became. I wasn’t expecting it to be quite so dark. Where young girls go to the ball to be chosen by potential husbands or else them and their families will be imprisoned. The more I read the more horrified by this society I became.
Cinderella Is Dead grips you right from the start. You’re intrigued and can’t read fast enough. However, the further I got into this book, the more I felt the pacing slowing and I started getting a bit bored. I carried on and honestly, I did really enjoy this book. If you’re a fan of feminist retellings then I can guarantee you will absolutely love this one.
Cinderella Is Dead is a good, entertaining read. I’m glad I picked this one up and read it. It had some pacing issues but it’s a great story. It isn’t one I would personally re-read but is definitely worth the read.
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